# Distance from Busum (HEI) to Papeete (PPT)

> 15,547 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,547 km / 9,660 mi / 8,395 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 327° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 19° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Germany) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 00:44 in Busum, it's 12:44 in Papeete)
- **Elevation difference**: 2 ft (PPT is lower than HEI)

## Airports

### [Heide-Busum Airport (HEI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hei-busum-heide-busum-airport/1ef266de-c05c-6816-9fb5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Busum, Germany
- ICAO: EDXB
- Timezone: Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates: 54.150000, 8.900000
- Elevation: 7 ft

### [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Papeete, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTAA
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -17.550000, -149.610000
- Elevation: 5 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:44 in Busum, it's 12:44 in Papeete.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Heide-Busum Airport (HEI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hei-busum-heide-busum-airport/1ef266de-c05c-6816-9fb5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)